Why driving in France has got complicated and the 12 moans that explain the French

This week we bring you all the latest on some big changes in France for drivers and look at where in the country you’ll wait the longest for a response from your prefecture. We will of course bring you the latest on the plight of France’s latest government and remind you who the PM is these days.

We also explain the 12 Gallic complaints you’ll need to get through the year in France.

And it’s 10 years since the Charlie Hebdo and HyperCacher supermarket terror attack in Paris. We’ll look at what happened next to the Charlie Hebdo magazine and explain a bit about France’s thirst for satire.

Host Ben McPartland is joined once again by editor Emma Pearson, journalist Gen Mansfield and French politics expert John Lichfield.

Extra reading:

• OPINION: Pensioners, not immigrants, are wrecking France
• OPINION: Sadly, the new year in France won't bring an end to 'la zizanie'
• MAP: The French cities with Crit'Air low emission zones in 2025
• Revealed: The waiting times at French préfectures
• Podcast: How did Jean-Marie Le Pen change France? (from April 2024)
• Quiz: Can you decipher all 12 of these French complaints?

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